Pioneer Rekordbox 4.0 DJ software/tested?

I’ve tried it a couple of times with my DDJ-SR. The software looks like the lovechild between Serato and the rekordbox library. Which is not really a bad thing, because the rekordbox library has many, very useful features. All of which are present. There are a few differences, but it looks pretty simmilar.

The effect section is what you’d expect on a Pioneer mixer. Even the color effects are there. They sound just like on the mixers so it’s very usable. There are more coming in the future as well, but you’ll need to pay extra for those. But you can go very far with the ones already in.

The sampler has 8 slots and 4 banks, so that’s more like Cross DJ than Serato. It does have a step sequencer though, which I like a lot. Quantize has a seperate setting for samples and decks so you can choose to have quantize on for samples but not for decks etc. To me, the only thing the rekordbox sampler has over the remix decks is that it can play 8 samples per sampler, so 16 in total. But that’s kind of useless for finger drumming because there’s only 8 of them per side and no midi mapping. For putting loops over tracks, 8 is a bit overkill if you’d ask me.
For me it’s not a replacement in any way, shape or form for the remix decks, but it’s a nice start.

Midi mapping supposedly is coming, but not present. I wouldn’t expect other brands of controllers to be supported as a main controller, Pioneer has said it wants to put all of pioneer in one ecosystem. Maybe you’ll be able to map a modular controller on the side, like Serato has done. That would make more sense.

I like it, but I don’t think I’m going to step away from Traktor just yet. But if midi mapping is available and it’s a bit more streamlined there’s a very big chance I’ll switch. I’d only have to manage one collection for my controller gigs and my CDJ gigs which is a big, no, enourmous benefit. Native instruments would only get me back by offering Maschine integration in Traktor.

I do really love this software it is in a way much like Mixvibe Cross but it has the effects that Cross is missing I will be switching very soon. I spent the most part of yesterday mapping it to XDJ-Aero and have gotten it functional but the jog wheels are not working yet so can’t really use it for proper mixing 🙁 The DDJ-SP1 I got working really fast

https://youtu.be/OW6i5RY83do

can i use traktor controller f1 with rekordbox 4.0

Nope, the Midi add-on (which apparently will let you map non-Pioneer controllers) isn’t due til fall next year at the earliest I think.